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Shloka 15

Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था

अर्जुनस्य तु भागेन कर्णो वैकर्तनो मत: । अश्रत्थामा विकर्णक्ष सैन्धवश्न जयद्रथ:,वैकर्तन कर्ण, अश्वत्थामा, विकर्ण और सिंधुराज जयद्रथ--ये सब अर्जुनके हिस्सेमें पड़े हैं

arjunasya tu bhāgena karṇo vaikartano mataḥ | aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca saindhavaś ca jayadrathaḥ ||

桑阇耶说道:“至于阿周那在此战中所分得的对手,人们认定是瓦伊迦尔多那·迦尔纳(车夫之子),并有阿湿婆他摩、毗迦尔那,以及信度之王阇耶陀罗他。”

अर्जुनस्यof Arjuna
अर्जुनस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भागेनby (his) share/portion
भागेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभाग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैकर्तनःVaikartana (son of Vikartana; epithet of Karna)
वैकर्तनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवैकर्तन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मतःis considered/assigned (as)
मतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अश्वत्थामाAshvatthama
अश्वत्थामा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थामन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विकर्णःVikarna
विकर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सैन्धवःthe Sindhu king (Saindhava)
सैन्धवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्धव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
जयद्रथःJayadratha
जयद्रथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजयद्रथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Arjuna
K
Karṇa (Vaikartana)
A
Aśvatthāmā
V
Vikarṇa
J
Jayadratha (Saindhava, king of Sindhu)

Educational Q&A

Even within a vast collective war, dharma is often faced through specific, personal confrontations. The verse underscores responsibility: Arjuna’s duty is not abstract but embodied in named adversaries, making ethical resolve concrete.

Sañjaya enumerates the principal warriors who are regarded as falling to Arjuna’s ‘portion’—the key opponents he is expected to engage and overcome: Karṇa, Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa, and Jayadratha of Sindhu.